What color is #779C34?

#779C34 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779C34?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 52: 119 red, 156 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779C34?

The complementary color is #59349C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779C34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779C34 color

#779C34 rgb(119, 156, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #779C34 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 20.4% blue (119, 156, 52).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Valley (#689938), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#779C34 color codes

HEX	`#779C34`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 67%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 67%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -28.93, 48.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 56.45, 120.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.116, 27.946, 7.583)`
Decimal	`7838772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779C34, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #779C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #779C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779c34; }
.text { color: #779c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779c34, #439c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #779C34?: #779C34 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779C34?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 52: 119 red, 156 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779C34?: The complementary color is #59349C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779C34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.